Chelsea should give Frank Lampard more time – they will never have a better chance to show a manager patience January 4, 2021 A crisis is never far away for a Premier League manager, as Frank Lampard is finding out at Chelsea. Less than a month ago, all looked rosy for Lampard: two points off the top of the table and 17 games unbeaten in all competitions. Now, following Sunday’s 3-1 defeat to Manchester City, his credentials are [...]
National bravery award for ‘London’s hardest cop’ who fought off machete attacker October 13, 2021 A national bravery award has been awarded to a Leyton police officer dubbed “London’s hardest cop” after single-handedly fighting off a machete attacker has received a national bravery award. Pc Stuart Outten was repeatedly struck over the head with a 2ft-long blade after stopping Muhammad Rodwan’s white van for having no insurance in Leyton, east [...]
Meet Dhavall Gandhi, the Willy Wonka of the spirits world June 15, 2021 Now you can have your whisky and drink it. With cake-loving, sweet-toothed malt lovers in mind, Lakes Distillery has added a patisserie-influenced single malt to its Whiskymaker’s Editions series, created exclusively for Harvey Nichols. Inspired by the sensory experience of a Parisian cake shop, the new expression is called Le Goûter, meaning “taste it”. Lakes [...]
British Airways ‘could be spun out’ from owner IAG, says former airlines boss June 14, 2021 British Airways 'could be spun out' from owner IAG, says former airlines boss Willie Walsh
Morning Digest: What’s shaping the business agenda today June 10, 2021 Here’s what’s shaking up markets and the business agenda today. Still top of the (European) tree: The UK remains the globe’s second biggest financial services centre but Asian markets are closing fast – that’s the verdict of the closely watched index from New Financial. Brexit has punched a dent, but it doesn’t appear to be [...]
Premier League teams reject controversial Project Big Picture reforms October 14, 2020 Premier League clubs have renounced controversial plans for English football’s biggest shake-up in almost 30 years. ‘Project Big Picture’ proposed reducing the number of teams in the top division and giving the six biggest clubs sweeping powers in exchange for a major package of financial aid for the wider game affected by Covid-19. But clubs [...]
Inside Missguided: Welcome to a world of celebrities, swearing, and knock-off fast fashion August 21, 2020 What is it about Manchester for producing creativity? The Hollies, The Bee Gees, Simply Red, The Verve – I could fill a whole page with the successful bands that have come out of Manchester. Then there’s Manchester-based brands and retailers: the Co-op, Kellogg’s, Warburtons, Betfred, AO.com. And then of course, there’s fashion. The Very Group, [...]
£11.05 per hour in London: 300,000 Brits get pay rise following hike in real living wage November 15, 2021 The new hourly Real Living Wage rate will be £11.05 in London and £9.90 outside the capital from today, increases of 20p and 40p respectively, it was announced. As a result, more than 300,000 workers are set to receive a pay rise as higher rates were announced for the Real Living Wage, a voluntary rate [...]
Transport, research and skills: £20bn of investments announced ahead of Budget October 24, 2021 When Rishi Sunak delivers his second Budget in a year this Wednesday, there may not be many surprises left after investments totalling more than £20bn were announced over the weekend. The Chancellor will head to the Commons with a focus on levelling up transport links outside London, research and development in health, and a “skills [...]
Top English clubs and JP Morgan ‘in talks’ over $6bn European super league October 20, 2020 US banking giant JP Morgan and top-flight English clubs are said to be in talks over a game-changing $6bn (£4.6bn) plot to launch a new Fifa-backed European football league.